College students have a tough life. Between fitting in ridiculous class assignments and schedules, you also need to hunt down deals on food and drink. We’ve put together our list of the best iPhone apps, but students need a different mobile toolkit to get things done. Here’s what you should load up on your iPhone before you’re handed that first syllabus.

We all take notes a little differently, so picking the best notes really depends on your style. Evernote and OneNote are best for people who like to record and organize everything, including audio, images, and text. Keep’s best for people who like to do the same, but prefer to keep their notes relatively short. Otherwise, there’s Simplenote, which is best for people who only take text-based notes. All four apps are great, so it really just depends on what type of notes you prefer to take.

We mention Dropbox in our annual Lifehacker Packs, but it’s worth noting again for students. Not only is Dropbox a handy place to store all your files, it can also be a lifesaver when you realize you forgot to bring in an assignment. Simply pop into Dropbox, and email the link directly to your professor from any computer.

While you probably won’t be doing much actual homework on your phone, you will probably need to access your papers, spreadsheets, and whatever else from time to time. So, it’s a good idea to have the mobile versions of whichever office suite you prefer, MS Office or Google Drive. With them, you’ll be able to make quick notes, email off that assignment you forgot about, or type out a few last minute changes.

There are so many to-do apps in the App Store that it’s nearly impossible to find one that works for you, but we like Any.Do because it toes the line between simplicity and feature-rich. Any.Do has a simple interface that makes it easy to add tasks and organize them, which is really all you’ll need to keep track of your usual day-to-day to-dos.

To-dos are one thing, but keeping track of homework, projects, and your schedule is tough when you’re a student. The Homework App makes that a bit easier. You can create tasks for projects that have multiple steps, add your class schedule, color code you subjects, add instructors details, and more. That’s all displayed on both a dashboard and a calendar, so it’s easy to quickly figure out what you should be doing at any given moment. If you’re looking for something a little simpler, Class Timetable is another great way to view your schedule and create simple task lists.

Whether you just miss your parents, or you want a cheap and free way to talk to friends at other schools, Skype is one of the easiest video chat clients to use. It’s also a way to phone-ify your computer so you don’t have to worry about an annoying cell phone bill. If Google’s more your thing, Hangouts works nearly just as well, and since basically everyone out there has a Google account, it’s easy to manage group chats between your fellow classmates.

It’s hard to really differentiate between any of the ereader apps on the iPhone because they’re all pretty similar. They all let you read books on your phone, and most of them are tied to an account on the the store they’re part of. So, if you’re using iBooks on another device, then that’s the logical choice. The same goes for the Kindle app, with the added benefit of it being excellent for students. Pick the ebook app that works best for you.

Unless you’re actually getting your major in mathematics, you probably don’t need an expensive graphing calculator. To fill in for Math 101, this free version of the popular PCalc calculator should do everything you need. If you don’t mind shelling out $10, the paid version adds tons more feature.

Keeping track of your limited finances in college is tough, but Mint makes the whole process easier. It also helps you create and stick with a budget. We know it’s probably not the most exciting thing on this list, but it’s good to know just how little is in your account at every moment.

Love them or hate them, flashcards are a great way to memorize information. Flashcards+ by Chegg is an app that not only allows you to make your own, but you can also search through thousands that have already been created for classes, or collaboratively make a set of flashcards with your fellow students. If you’re lucky enough to be in a class that already has cards made, Flashcards+ will make your life a lot easier.

Let’s face it: you’re in college, you’re short on cash, and you’re hungry. Yelp is one of the best ways to quickly search your surroundings and find a cheap place to eat or a quiet place to grab a drink.

Going out for cheap drinks and cheap food during happy hour is a college tradition. If you need some help finding new places to go, Happy Hour Finder will do the trick well enough. It doesn’t have the most up-to-date listings, but it is nationwide and seems to do a pretty good job of at least nailing the right times. If you go to college in a large enough city, it’s also worth looking to see if you can find an app dedicated to your city.